| Accession Number | C00028 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Alexandria |
| Date made | September 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Ambulances waiting to take men injured on the transport ship HMT Southland, which was torpedoed ...
Description
Ambulances waiting to take men injured on the transport ship HMT Southland, which was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea on 2 September 1915 when carrying Australian troops of the 21st Infantry Battalion, among others, to the Gallipoli Peninsula. The survivors were taken aboard the hospital ship Neuralia.